78: Chris Ryan (Podcaster / Writer): Being Part of the Fabric
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2022
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy interviews Chris Ryan from The Ringer, who co-hosts the podcasts The Watch and The Rewatchables,
On this episode the two talk Oscar nominations, The Velvet Underground, reunion sets and legacy acts, growing up in Philadelphia, how he found music criticism, having a film critic as a father, regional hip hop, Def Leppard ballads, Who opens for U2?, the first time being published in a zine, his first review, writing for SPIN, working at record stores, finding sports fans amongst music writers, getting hired at Grantland and meeting Bill Simmons, his first Podcast (The Watch), Nicholas Winding Refn, The genesis of The Rewatchables, Chris gets punk cred for his first basement shows and his short lived band, and so much more!
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| 0:58.7 | Welcome to the first ever podcast. I am your host, Jeremy Bollm. This is episode 78. And if it's your first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds about the first experiences in their art form that led them to where they are today. I am so excited to say my guest this week is Chris Ryan. I am a huge Chris Ryan fan |
| 1:31.9 | or a CR head, if you're used to the lingo on the shows that he's a part of. He's a senior |
| 1:38.7 | editor over at the Ringer, and he's a writer, and he's a podcaster extraordinaire. He does a show called The Watch. He's often on episodes of the big picture. And my favorite, a show called The Rwatchables, which is one of the most enjoyable film podcasts that I've found. So if you're a big movie fan and you haven't checked out the rewatchables. Definitely get on that immediately. |
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